Scoring device



N. E;Y NICOLET SCORING DEVICE May 24, 1932.

Filed Oct. 8, 1931 H Q QN IN VEN TOR. C @Li 7' TT ORNEYS.

Patented May 2 4, 1932 4 UNITED STATES PATENT- OFFICE NICHOLAS E,NICOLET, F NEW YORK, N. Y.

SCGRING DEVICE Applicationiled October 8, 1931. Serial No. 567,528.

This invention relates to improvements in The device is especially,though not necesscoring devices and has particular reference sarily,adapted for use in scoring the game of to a device employed in the gameof contract bridge, and particularly contract bridge in bridge. whichthe calculation for total scores is some- 5 An object of the inventionis to provide an times diificult even for experienced players. 55

improved device of simple and practical con- In carrying out theinvention, the cylinstruction which may be incorporated in a dricalsurface of the inner member 7 is propencil or pen and thus provide aconvenient vided with indicia giving the total scores means of readilyascertaining and recording for various situations arising in the biddinga score. of contract bridge and, by turning the sleeve 60 Another objectis to mount a sleeve-like 8 to the proper position for anyI givensituaelement upon a member having a cylindrical tion, the score thereforis made visible on the surface which bears scoring indicia. visiblemember 7 through elongated sight openings through sight openings in saidsleeve, with 9 and 10 formed in the outer member 8, as one of saidelements rotatable relative to the shown in Figure 1. The sight opening9 is 65 other to register diierent portions'of said associated with suchscores as relate to the indicia with said openings. invulnerableposition of the partners mak- The above and other objects will appearing the bid, 'while the opening 10 discloses more clearly from thefollowing detailed dethe scores when said partners are vulnerable, 2o'scription, when taken in connection with the as indicated by the wordsinvulnerable 70 l accompanying drawings, which illustrate a andvulnerable along the upper edges of preferred embodiment of theinventive idea.. the respective openings. There are three cir- In thedrawingscumferential rows of Figures 11, 12 and 18 Figure 1 is a Sideelevation 0f the Sebring Visible through the Opening 9 and the gllles tdevice constructed in accordance with the inin these rows indicate thescores when the 75 vention; contract is' n ot doubled, doubled, orredou- 5 Figure 2 is a longitudinal section therebled, respect1vely, asindicated by the desthrough; and ignatlons nd, d and rd along the loW-Figure 3 is a Section 0n the line 3 3 of er edge of the opening 9.Likewise, three 3o Figure Q rows of figures 14, 15 and 16 Qn the member80 The invention is shown in its adaptation to 7 designate differentscores for a vulnerable a pencil of the magazine type in which thepartnership when the contract is not doubled, lead is adjustable, but itwill be understood, doubled, or redoubled, respectively. of course, thatthe idea involved may be in- All of these rows of figures give thescores C0? @fated 111 OUIltaln P911 0? hke flVlCe for either eXtratricks made over and above Wlt Olt'dputmg from t1} SP11`1t 0T SCOP@ thecontract by the bidding side or under 0f .the mventlon Th? pencllIllustrated com' 'tricks lost when the contract is deieated. InEllssee?)alorlohtgtedvtir; order to determined the scores for the extra40 is projected or retracted in the usual manner or under trlcks twomeans are Sho-Wn" one 90 of which may afford a check against the by aturning movement of said tip. Mounted 0th O f .d p. between the tip 5and the ,second end member e; ,51.1610 Sal f rlemfs wplses a ou 6 is aninner member 7 of tubular form and Cum eren la TOW 0 gutes 1t on the mempresenting a cylindrical surface. An outer be? 7 at the Center thereoftfnd between the sleeve-like member 8 encloses the member 7 other rowsof gtfes ment10neda-smd TOW 95 one of said members having a rotary move-Pt gutes bmg Vlslbte through a Slghrt @Penl ment relative to the other.In the present 111g 18 fOImed 1H the Sleeve member 8 between lembodiment, the outer member 8 is rotatable the Openings 9 and 10. Therow of figures Y about the member 7 for a purpose which will 17comprises two groups, one of which conappear in the course of thedescription. tains the numbers 1 to 6 or eXtra tricks and roo the othergroup the numbers 1 to 7 for underv tricks.

Thus, for exam le, if a contract is made b the bidding si e and fivetricks over and u a ove said contract are made, the score for said extratricks may be determined by turning the member 8 until the numeral 5 ofthe group assigned to extra tricks in the row 17 is registered'with thesight opening 18 i (Figure 1). The score for said extra tricks may thenbe determined through either the opening 9 or 10, depending upon theinvulnerable or vulnerable condition of the side making the bid and thestate of said bid, that is, whether the same has not been doubled,

or otherwise. As a further means of determining the score, the tip 5 isprovided at its inner end with a circumferential row of figures 19divided into groups in the same 20 manner as the row 17, one of thegroups being designated by the words under tricks and the other by theWords extra tricks. Extending from each one ofthe figures of said row 19are the lines 20 and on the end of the sleeve 8 adjacent the tip 5 theformer is provided with an indicator 21. By turning the sleeve untilsaid indicator registers with one of the lines 2O extending from thedesired number of the row 19, the openings 9 andy 10 are brought intoproper alignment with the desired sets of scores 11 to 16 and the numberof the row 17 visible through the opening 18 corresponds to the numberof the row 19 that is opposite the indicator 21. ,I6 lVhat is claimedis:

A scoring device for use in playing the game of bridge, comprising aninner member having a cylindrical surface bearing two groups ofcircumferential rows of figures indica-ting various honor and penaltytotals obt tained under different conditions of play, the figures ofeach circumferential row being lon itudinally aligned with certainfigures l of t e other rows to form horizontal groups,

another single circumferential row of figures on said surface indicatingextra and under trick values in either of the two first mentioned groupsof figures, each figure of said row being longitudinally aligned withfigures of the first-mentioned rows, and an outer sleeve-like memberrotatable on said inner member and having longitudinally alignedelongated openings through either of which all of the figures in anyhorizontal group of 5' the associated circumferential rows are visible,and further having another opening aligned with said elongated openingsAand through which is visible said single circumferential row of figures.

5 In testimony whereof, I have affixed my signature.

NICHOLAS E. NICOLET.

